School subjects
In order for students to receive Associate Degrees, as well as meet state high school requirements, the Missouri Academy curriculum is less math, science and computer oriented as you might have originally expected.
Contents
Requirements
The curriculum requires
- Three semesters of English
- One semester of Oral Communications
- Math through Calculus II
- Chemistry through Chemistry II
- Physics through Physics II
- One semester of each history and humanities
- American Government
- Two semesters of biology
- Two semesters of computer science
- One semester of either Microbiology or Genetics
Note: A student with a B average GPA may take one or more elective courses each semester
English
Required Courses
- English 111 (Composition I) (10-111)
- English 112 (Composition II) (10-112)
- Oral Communication (29-102)
- Any one of the following literature classes:
- Multiethnic Literature of the United States (10-224)
- American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 (10-233)
- American Literature: 1865 to Present (10-234)
- English Literature: Beowulf through the 18th Century (10-245)
- English Literature: Romantics to Present (10-246)
- Survey of Women's Literature (10-343)
- Survey of World Drama (10-371)
- Introduction to Shakespeare (10-372)
Math
Required Courses
- Precalculus (17-117)
- Calculus I (17-120)
- Calculus II (17-121)
Other Available Courses
- Discrete Math (17-215)
- Multivariate Calculus (17-321)
- Differential Equations (17-361)
Biology
Required Courses
- General Biology (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (04-102/3)
- Either of the following biology courses:
- General Microbiology (04-140) (the official requirement)
- Genetics (04-350) (an accepted substitute)
Other Available Courses
- General Botany (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (04-112/3)
- General Zoology (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (04-114/5)
- Comparative Anatomy (04-322)
- Gross Anatomy (04-414)
- Vertebrate Histology (04-418)
Editorial Note: We're terribly sorry about the Micro requirement. Really, it wasn't always this dumb.
Chemistry
Required Courses
- General Chemistry I (3 hours) and lab (1 hour) (24-114/5)
- General Chemistry II (4 hours) and lab (1 hour) (24-116/7)
Other Available Courses
- Organic Chemistry I (3 hours) and lab (2 hours) (24-342/3)
- Organic Chemistry II (3 hours) and lab (3 hours) (24-344/5)
- Physical Chemistry I
- Physical Chemistry II
Physics
Required Courses
- Mechanics (Physics I) (4 hours) and lab (1 hour) (25-120/1)
- Electricity and Magnetism (Physics II) (4 hours) and lab (1 hour) (25-230/1)
Computer Science
Computer Science at Northwest is of variety that produces assembly line programmers (not to be confused with assembly language programmers). Sure, they're the factory workers of today, but where's the fun?
Required Courses
- Visual Basic for Applications (44-140)
- Programming I (44-141)
Other Available Courses
- Script Programming I (44-143)
- Programming II (44-241)
- Data and File Structures (44-242)
- Multimedia and Web Development (44-333)
Students with programming experience can take Programming I and Programming II instead by just talking to Diana Schmitz or Programming II and Data and File Structures by talking to Diana and the department.
History/Humanities
Required Courses
- America - A Historical Survey (33-155)
- Introduction to American Government and Politics (34-102)
- Any one of the following "humanities" courses (the ones listed here are offered during the normal year, although there are May Session options):
- Western Civilization I (Ancient World to 1500) (26-102)
- Western Civilization II (1500 to Present) (26-103)
- Humanities: The Eastern World (26-104)
- Introduction to Classical Rhetoric (29-235)
- Introduction to Philosophy (39-171)
- Introduction to Ethics (39-274)
Seminar/Colloquium
Required Courses
- Seminar (81-101)
- Colloquium (81-103)
Electives
French
- 14-131
- 132
- 232
- 233
- 234
Spanish
- Spanish I (14-141)
- Spanish II (142)
- Int. Spanish Comm I (242)
- Int. Spanish Comm II (243)
- Conversational Spanish (244)
